Sadness....

Sigh.....today was a sad day. We had to go buy Lauren some new clothes for winter because all of the shirts I bought a month ago no longer fit because she grew an inch! Her shirts barely covered her waist because her torso is longer now. So... no big deal you think? Well, all of the shirts I had gotten her came out of the toddler section. Now we are buying from the actual girls section! She is three years old! She is supposed to have at least one more year in little kids clothes before she graduates to the big girl section. I have nothing against tall people, but she is my baby and she is getting too big too fast. I had a tear in my eye as we bought new shirts. :( She is going to be as tall as I am by age six!

I have to apologize for the frequent change in background on this blog. I can't decide what I like. I hope you all are gearing up for the holidays! We decorated our tree yesterday. Lauren had a lot of fun. Christmas decorations were always a big part of the holiday season when I was growing up. I remember being so excited about seeing all the tree ornaments and all memeories they brought. Lauren is old enough now to have several of her own ornaments to put on the tree and she kept holding them and saying " When I was your age I got this one or when I was a little kid Grandma gave this to me.." I think Paul and I spent a majority of the time trying not to laugh!

EVERYONE pitches in to fold laundry at our house! Look how happy they are! Oh, what would it be like have a laundry service.......

Misc....

Last winter...will the snow come again this time?

Ah Ha!

It took me three hours, but we have music on here now! Yea! The Jesus Messiah song is Lauren's favorite song. She walks around the house yelling/singing " Jesus Messiah!" over and over and over and...you get the picture! It's sweet to hear her sing. Everything is sung to you now. She sings to the dogs, too! She has also been going around calling everyone "sweetheart". We have no clue where this came from.
Things are getting pretty interesting around here. I finally accomplished a goal that I have been striving towards for the last three years. I finally became a Doula. Doula means "caregiver" in greek. It is pretty much described as a labor coach/birth assistant. I have always loved childbirth and after having a great birthing experience with Lauren as well as having a doula I have wanted to look into it. I am so excited! I do a lot of prenatal massage and thought that I might as well add to what I know already. I actually am going to assist in a birth in few weeks. It should be fun!
Paul is still going strong at his job. He is looking into finishing his degree after a rather long break. This will help tremendously as he looks to get promoted within the company. Our lives will be getting busier pretty soon. We hope you all are doing well as we head into this holiday season!

I did it!

I am not too proud to admit that I am handicapped when it comes to figuring things out with this blog stuff. I am very excited that I was able to change the background on this! It's the little things in life, you know.........